Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-11
OUR CITY GOVERNM ENT.
MEET lNG6OFT THE CITY COUNCIL AND
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Urge Amount of Rout nc Business Trans
acted-sewer in Howard street to
be Constructed-Johnso
Street Accepted.

The City Council met last evening, al
he members being present. with Mayo
Henry in the chair. A resolution wa
otfered by Councilman Watson appointinl
Aldermen Sutton and Englesby, City
Treasurer Weller and City Assessor 10
hounott COMMITTEES to hear questions OF
the abatement Of taxes aud report as sool
as practicable, which was adopted. Tn,
Council then adjourned.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
The Board of Aldermen met. all being
present, President Sutton in the chair.
a petition was read from numerou.
property owners on Clacke street. thai
the same be properly graded, curbed ant
guttered, and sidewalks be put in proper
condition for travel not tagged. the i'm
p"ovement to be Ordere forthwith, which
q referred to the committee on streets
y petition from I. II Canield to credit
the water rates of the Vermont Episcopal
institute aud seminary on the expense of
laying the water pipe over j. A. Arthur's
premises, until the amount of said expense
shall have been raid, after which they
will pay the regular rates was read Judge
haw appeared before the Board, making
argument i'll favor of granting the petit
N. This was referred to the water com-
tee who subsequently reported recon.
pding that the city should supply wa.
to said institute at the lowest metre
es for the term of five years
Reports were made on the follOwD .
tltlons with recommendation that they
not granted, which were adopted For
fhe erection of three naptha lamps on In
fstitute road; for the erection Of an cleo
trio light at North Union and North
street; the extension of Peru street to
ElmWoOd avenue erection of an electric
light at Archibald street and Interval
avenue.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and adopted unanimously:
Resolred, That the land dedicated to said
city of Burliugton for Il public highway nv
Il. b. and F. B. johnson and called Johnson
street. having been opened. worked and
graded at the expense of the owners of the
sioners, be and the same is hereby accepted
by said city of Burlington as a highway for
the use of the public OF said city, in accord
ance with the instrument of ded cation of re-
cord in volume 22 on page 309 of the land re
cords of said city of Burlington.
ResOlUei. That the street commissioners are
hereby directed to construct sewer in How
ard street between Willard and Union street,
to connect with the sewerage system of the
city, as soon as practicable, in accordance
with provisions of the city charter aud of the
CITY ordinances relating thereto.
ResOtre ;, Trat the street commissio ers be
and they are HEREBY directed to erect IL napt ha
lamp post near the residence of Tnon Rut-
ter on Grove street on his filing with ne city
clerk an agreement to liyht and properly care
for the same by Thomas Rutter
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Brown and passed, extending the fire
limits so as to include both sides of North
street to North Prospect, thence south to
Cliff street, to Willard, thence to Howard,
through the centre of Battery street ex-
tended to Battery Place, and North
avenue to North street.